FROM THE BEGINNINGS OF MODERNISM TO CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY: UKRAINIAN LITERARY THOUGHT IN DIALOGUE WITH THE WORLD

Abstract

The article is devoted to the philosophical analysis of the Ukrainian literary tradition in the context of its formation as a space of meanings in which national cultural memory is intertwined with the universal values of global humanism. It examines how the hermeneutic method makes it possible to interpret literature not only as an aesthetic artifact but also as a form of spiritual experience that reveals the interaction between the individual and the collective, the historical and the contemporary, the local and the global. The article shows that Ukrainian modernism formed an intellectual horizon of freedom, dignity, and cultural autonomy, which continues to unfold in contemporary literary practices. The study employs comparative-historical and cultural-historical methods, which made it possible to trace the development of Ukrainian literature in its interaction with European modernism and to identify the connections between national and global cultural traditions. The hermeneutic approach is applied to interpret literary texts in philosophical and sociocultural dimensions. The aim of the research is to provide a philosophical justification of the hermeneutic method as a tool for interpreting Ukrainian literary thought within the context of global cultural exchange. Special attention is given to the role of Ukrainian writers and translators in shaping an international humanistic discourse. The works of Serhiy Zhadan, Yurii Andrukhovych, Marianna Kiyanovska, and the translation activities of Iryna Dmytryshyn demonstrate that contemporary Ukrainian literature serves not only as a representation of national experience but also as an active ethical appeal to the world. In this context, the literary text appears as an act of witnessing that connects the traumatic experience of war with the aspiration for solidarity, mutual understanding, and shared responsibility. The analysis reveals the continuity of the Ukrainian humanistic tradition and its capacity to integrate into the global dialogue through the ethical dimension of coexistence. Literature emerges as an intellectual space in which modern challenges are reinterpreted and values essential for shaping a new culture of international support for Ukraine are affirmed.